For many entrepreneurs and small business owners, making the leap from home office to full-fledge office space feels expensive and overwhelming. It’s a big step to go from an at-home start-up to a more established business with rent, utilities, and multiple employees coming and leaving every day. Now though, in cities around the world, coworking…
It was the American actor Milton Berle that once said: “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” From the founder of IKEA to the founder of Apple, the entrepreneurs mentioned here have definitely built thousands of doors, all open to fresh and exciting places. Here are some top tips for budding entrepreneurs, from the people…
Use of colours in eCommerce Colours and colour combinations send different messages to consumers. People automatically make connections between certain colours and emotions. According to info graphic by Kiss metrics colour increases brand recognition by up to 80% and can be up to 85% the reason why people decide to buy. So getting the right…
Many of us have stayed in motels or even large resort suites across the nation for numerous reasons, most commonly because we travelers become weary from driving hundreds of miles and want to sleep. Therefore, our choice of hotels becomes the next possible stop that has an affordable hotel nearby which is easily accessible via…
As you approach the behemoth that is your local supermarket, grab a trolley, and look up your list on your phone, do you ever wonder why you never stick to that list? It’s not a sign of weakness; supermarkets are specifically designed to squeeze as much money out of you as possible, and uses a…
Whether it’s a retail business or offices, warehouse or factories, they all need to present key information and promote their brand in the most effective way possible. Factories and warehouses need to undertake promotional activities to create brand awareness among their target audience. For this purpose they can follow some steps and design an excellent…
Most companies that own vehicles will find the importance of a fleet maintenance log, especially if there are several vehicles in a company. Scheduled maintenance for fleets is necessary for different fleet sizes and it only makes sense that the more the company uses a vehicle, the more maintenance is needed. Most companies, especially big…
For any business, large or small, a good public relations strategy can be the key to success. Not only will this help to build exposure for your brand and bring in new leads but it will also give you a valuable route via which to combat any criticism or impending disasters. PR acts as a…
When you think about farming, you always hear the gripe about big agro-business versus small farms, and how small farmers are being wiped out while Monsanto gets bigger. And somewhere in that argument someone will say that “a farm is after all, a small business.” Small farms, presumably, are those rustic buildings you see along…
Any business that wants long-term growth needs to treat its customers with the highest level of respect. This does not necessarily mean that the “customer is always right” mantra comes into play here. Instead, your customer base simply needs to feel that you care about their well being. The problem here is that many businesses…
Image Source: Benjamin J. Delong The construction industry in the UK is worth a reported £1.5 billion, making up a tenth of our total GDP. Even with these impressive numbers, there remains a shortage of skilled people to keep up with the demand, from builders and electricians to carpenters and plumbers. This situation has given…
The often complicated process of medical billing can be difficult on patients and healthcare providers alike. The coding on medical bills can cause confusion for the patient who may have a number of requests to change the bill because of errors or extra charges that do not reflect the services they received. For a healthcare…
Usually, economic shifts and policies are the factors that are forcing industrial companies to transfer to other places. In order to save from spending more money, big companies are relocating their industrial plants to other countries which cost lesser in terms of labor, machinery installation, training, insurance fees and taxes. This kind of movement is…
As the world of wine has continued to become more competitive, more and more regions have started to not only grow wine, but to focus on its cultivation and production in an effort to create a local industry which will bring in thousands of tourist dollars each and every year. Temecula: License: Creative Commons image source…
With the right racking system you can get more storage out of your warehouse space than you would have ever thought possible but you should be careful to give a lot of thought before deciding what to have – it is certainly easier to fit than remove and getting rid of second hand racking might…
Let`s face it, any small business owner dreads the thought of having to deal with payroll. Valuable time which could be spent on building business and delivering a better service is spent on trying to understand complicated software, intricate tax systems, meet tight deadlines, and not to mention dealing with pensions and sick pay. For…
Times change, and any industry that wants to stay in business has to change with them. These days, with the advent of increasingly complex and powerful computing, along with a variety of other rapid technological advances, it seems that times are changing faster than ever, and industries have to run to catch up. This is…
An entrepreneur is commonly seen as a business leader, creator of new ideas and business processes. There are several main qualities to be a successful entrepreneur, some of these are: an inner drive to succeed, a strong self-belief, innovation and competitiveness. The successfulness of an entrepreneur can be enhanced via certain programmes. For instance, many…
Last year, Chief executive of the NHS Confederation Mike Farrar warned that the new NHS reforms under the Health and Social Care act, which aimed to put doctors and nurses in charge of the NHS, would lead to a ‘tsunami’ of paperwork for nurses. He warned that nurses would have to quickly adapt to new…
The key to good advertising is grabbing the public’s attention and making an impact. A good advertising campaign is talked about time and time again. However, sometimes brands go a little too far and take things to the next level. In Britain, when a television advert causes offence, the public take to the ASA, the…
Translating business documents is something that most companies tend to overlook. As long as the documents are written so that the majority of their customers and employees can understand them, then what’s the point in translating, right? Translating business documents is important for a variety of reasons. First, it allows your company to market to…
We often see the damaged environment highlighted in the news and how both small and large businesses are not contributing enough to make a longer-lasting difference to the world we live in. But when business owners look at their priorities it becomes clear why they are not doing enough to help. Business owners are already…
